bomba

/ˈbomba/ · A2 · noun · f

bomb

bomba — bomb

💣 bomba = bomb + a; one word that goes boom or pumps

From Latin bombus, a booming or humming noise. The same sound-word names both the thing that booms (bomb) and the machine that thumps as it moves water or air (pump). English bomb and bombard share the root.

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